ground (n.)
foundation, basis, root
AW III.vii.3[Helena to Widow] I shall lose the grounds I work upon
LLL IV.iii.293[F/Q additional lines] [Berowne to all] when would you ... / Have found the ground of study's excellence
TNK I.iii.56[Emilia to Hippolyta, of Theseus' and Pirithous' love] Theirs has more ground
TS III.i.71[Bianca reading the scale devised by Hortensio as Licio] Gamut I am, the ground of all accord
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